Two vehicles collide head-on on Hedgesville Road

January 19, 2013

HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. — Two motorists were flown to a Virginia hospital Saturday after two vehicles collided head-on on Hedgesville Road just west of Hedgesville, according to a Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office news release.

The crash in the area of BJ Dennie Lane was reported at 5:26 p.m., and Hedgesville Road was shut down for about 90 minutes, according to deputies and a Berkeley County emergency communications supervisor.

Emergency responders had to cut open the vehicles to remove the motorists, who then were flown to Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Va., deputies said.

Hedgesville Volunteer Fire Co. and volunteers with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Reserve also responded to the accident scene, deputies said.